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Offline nudge67

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President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« on: Wednesday 03 July 24 08:20 BST (UK) »
Hi all

I'm descended from a James Tyler who may be an unverified distant cousin of US President John Tyler (1841-1845). John Tyler was born in 1790, 234 years ago.

While reading about him I was astonished to find he has a still living grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler (b. 1928) son of Lyon Gardiner Tyler (b. 1853)

That's got to be some sort of a record! a grandchild still alive 234 years after someone's birth!
NSW Convict 1836: Peter WIFFIN (alias VIVIAN)
VDL Convict 1841: Richard REES
SA Pioneers (<1847): Hornsby, Wallis, Willoughby, Floate, Mills, Chesson, Degenhardt.
SA Old Colonists (<1857): Messenger, Tyler, McFeat, Ladner, Edwards, Cassidy, Rhodes, Shaw, Waye, Sibly.
SA Colonists (<1901): Jones, Pike, Bowyer, Davey.

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Re: President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 03 July 24 08:46 BST (UK) »
Contact the grandson and ask if he has already taken, or would be willing to take a DNA test. If you and he have a match, that will be the proof you need.  :)

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Re: President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 03 July 24 08:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks Russkie

Its more the age difference that I'm remarking on! I'll have to dig deeper, but I'm not seeing anything above 165 years in my tree. Still, I don't have the situation of someone fathering a child in his mid-70's that fathers a child in his mid-70's who is still alive in his mid-90's.
NSW Convict 1836: Peter WIFFIN (alias VIVIAN)
VDL Convict 1841: Richard REES
SA Pioneers (<1847): Hornsby, Wallis, Willoughby, Floate, Mills, Chesson, Degenhardt.
SA Old Colonists (<1857): Messenger, Tyler, McFeat, Ladner, Edwards, Cassidy, Rhodes, Shaw, Waye, Sibly.
SA Colonists (<1901): Jones, Pike, Bowyer, Davey.

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Re: President John Tyler has a living grandson?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 03 July 24 10:42 BST (UK) »
There was a thread on here some time ago with a similar theme:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=857386

( I remember because my son had just told me about President Tyler's grandson at the time.  :D )
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